El libro es una colección de textos breves escritos en español e inglés, 192 textos en total: 96 en español, 96 en inglés. Los textos no están traducidos (salvo 10 de ellos), cada texto es diferente pero guarda conexión con su correspondiente en inglés y viceversa. El libro habla del mar, de la noche, la muerte, los ojos, el amor, autobuses vacíos, la guerra, y ventanas. Habla de espejos, de ti, de mí. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The book is a collection of short texts written in both English and Spanish, 192 texts altogether: 96 in English, 96 in Spanish. The texts are not translated, each one is different but shares a connection with the Spanish version and vice versa (just 10 texts are translations). The book is about waves, silences, death, conversations, love, eyes, war, buses, windows. It is about mirrors; about you, about me.

Designed for students from a wide range of backgrounds, this text takes a chronological and interdisciplinary approach to human development. With its focus on context and culture, the 8/E illustrates that the status of human development is inextricably embedded in a study of complex and changing cultures.